The spokeswoman says that while the Making Modern Science concept is ‘central’ to the museum, it was difficult to pull different strands from around the museum into one gallery.

Following reports that the Science Museum has scrapped the Museum of the Future project, developed by architect Wilkinson Eyre, she describes the proposals as a ‘visualisation’ for the museum’s future and says the museum is currently ‘adding detail to this visualisation’.

Recent senior changes at the Science Museum have seen Ian Blatchford, previously deputy director of the Victoria & Albert Museum, replace Chris Rapley as director of the Science Museum. Karen Livingstone, the Science Museum’s new director of masterplan and estate, has also joined from the V&A.